Music at Emmanuel: Magdalena
$10 advance, $15 at the door
- Liv Castor, harp
- Mira Fu-En Huang, voice & percussion
- Cole Manel, lute & guitar
- Sarah Shodja, recorders
- Cameron Welke, lute
- Niccolo Seligmann, bowed instruments
Pierre Guédron — Selected works
Adrian Le Roy — Selected works
Pierre Attaingnant — Selected works
François Couperin — Selected works
In this program, the enterprising musicians of the Magdelena Ensemble—each a graduate of Peabody Institute—perform French music of the Medieval to the Baroque from the pens of Josquin des Prez, Pierre Guédron, Adrian Le Roy, Pierre Attaingnant, and François Couperin.
About Magdalena Ensemble
Magdalena is a musical collective with a mission to captivate, enlighten, and uplift audiences of all generations through the beauty of early music. Driven by a shared belief that music of the past holds something special for every person, Magdalena strives to bring listeners of all ages and backgrounds into immersive and transformative concert experiences that celebrate early music's enchanting sounds and rich traditions.
https://www.magdalena-ensemble.com/About Music at Emmanuel (Baltimore)
Music at Emmanuel features a full season of concerts and special liturgies with The Emmanuel Choir – together with a chamber music series, Tuesdays at Six – and a series featuring our ensemble-in-residence, Mount Vernon Virtuosi.
https://www.emmanueldowntown.org/concertsAbout Liv Castor, harp
About Mira Fu-En Huang, voice & percussion
About Cole Manel, lute & guitar
About Sarah Shodja, recorders
About Cameron Welke, lute
Cameron Welke spends most of his time explaining to well-meaning strangers that the lute is, in fact, quite a different instrument from the flute. He brings a passionate curiosity and a deep creative drive to all manner of historical plucked instruments, which he plays with "expert technical dexterity, consummate phrasing and endearing expressivity" (Chestnut Hill Local). Past and current engagements include performances with the Washington Bach Consort, Tempesta di Mare, the Aston Magna Festival, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Early Music City, and Hesperus. In 2022, he gave the first lute masterclasses to ever take place in the Dominican Republic through La Foundation de Conciertos de la Villa de Santo Domingo. He explores repertoire for two baroque lutes in Duo Silvio with duo partner Richard Stone; the two gave the modern premiere of Stone's reconstructions of lute duets by Sylvius Leopold Weiss in the fall of 2019. Cameron began his musical life as a classical violinist and a rock and jazz guitarist. He holds a B.M. in classical guitar performance from Belmont University, where he studied with Francis Perry and John Pell, and a M.M. in historical performance on lute and theorbo from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with Richard Stone. He currently teaches lute at Grinnell College and lives in Richmond, VA.
https://www.cameronwelke.com/